news
Americannoun
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a report of a recent event; intelligence; information.
His family has had no news of his whereabouts for months.
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the presentation of a report on recent or new events in a newspaper or other periodical or on radio or television.
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such reports taken collectively; information reported.
There's good news tonight.
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a person, thing, or event considered as a choice subject for journalistic treatment; newsworthy material.
noun
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current events; important or interesting recent happenings
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information about such events, as in the mass media
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a presentation, such as a radio broadcast, of information of this type
the news is at six
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( in combination )
a newscaster
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interesting or important information not previously known or realized
it's news to me
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a person, fashion, etc, widely reported in the mass media
she is no longer news in the film world
Other Word Forms
- newsless adjective
- newslessness noun
Etymology
Origin of news
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English newis, plural of newe “new thing, novelty”; modeled on Middle French noveles (plural of novele ), or Medieval Latin nova (plural of novum ); new, novel 2
Example Sentences
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Stocks reached new record highs, and the volatility index dropped by nearly 6% following news of a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
From Barron's
The items provide “a rare view” into Jobs’ “private world and formative years outside Apple’s corporate narrative,” a news release about the auction said.
From Los Angeles Times
Another issue is just how “out” to be, at work and elsewhere, about one’s preferences; the Davises worry about how and when to break the news to their teenage son.
From Los Angeles Times
The news lifted the stock then, however, as Wall Street seemed relieved the fallout from the shutdown hadn’t been steeper.
From MarketWatch
In one message Sunday, the government told people to rely on news from the Mehr agency, which is affiliated with the security services.
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